She was quoted by Le Soir telling her Dad “It was very dark, and I heard a huge shock. All the seats went flying and I found myself between two seats.”

Belgian police spokesperson Marc Vranckx said: "Some parents know their kids have survived. For others there is no news."

Valais police spokesman Jean-Marie Bornet said 52 people were on the bus carrying students home from a skiing trip crashed into the wall of a tunnel. A further 24 children were injured in the crash and taken to hospital.